Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Canada win with a probability of 58.71%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for USA had a probability of 16.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Canada win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.41%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.27%), while for a USA win it was 0-1 (6.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Canada would win this match.